Automotive & Transportation

September 2015

TDK's expanded series of automotive power inductors now available at TTI

CLF7045NI-D wirewound SMD power inductors

TDK's expanded series of automotive power inductors now available at TTI

TDK’s CLF-NI-D series of rugged power inductors for use in automotive electronics is now available in Europe through TTI, a leading specialist distributor of electronic components. The new CLF7045NI-D wirewound SMD power inductors feature high efficiency and reliability over a very wide temperature range extending fr

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09/29/2015

productronica now gathers the PCB and EMS industries

Transparent, prominent, on the pulse of time: For the first time ever, this year's productronica will depict the sectors for PCB manufacturing and electronics manufacturing services (EMS) in the new PCB & EMS cluster in Hall B1. The world's leading trade fair invites visitors and exhibitors to gather information and

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09/29/2015

TI claims industry’s fastest 600-V gate driver

UCC27714 half-bridge gate driver for discrete power MOSFETs and IGBTs that operate up to 600 V

TI claims industry’s fastest 600-V gate driver

Texas Instruments introduced the industry’s fastest half-bridge gate driver for discrete power MOSFETs and IGBTs that operate up to 600 V. The UCC27714 high-side, low-side driver with 4-A source and 4-A sink current capability reduces component footprint by 50 percent, enabling higher power density in high-frequency, of

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09/28/2015

KEMET launches gold-plated terminations for harsh apps

KEMET's gold-plated termination options in its high-temperature 200 degrees Celsius ceramic capacitors

KEMET launches gold-plated terminations for harsh apps

KEMET introduced a series of gold plated termination options to its high temperature 200 degrees Celsius ceramic capacitor product lines. Gold terminations were developed to accommodate mission critical, high reliability and high temperature applications where the use of pure tin and tin-lead plating may compromise lo

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09/28/2015

Core Loss Modeling – Part I

Dr. Ray Ridley, President, Ridley Engineering

As modern power converters move towards higher efficiencies, it is essential to have better models for all of the loss mechanisms in your components. We have talked about winding loss effects in several articles. Magnetics core loss modeling is an area that needs improvement. Magnetics B-H Loops As freq

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09/26/2015

Evolving eGaN FETs for power electronics

Johan Strydom, Efficient Power Conversion

When I started working with eGaN FETs almost six years ago, I had no idea what to expect from this technology. We had our first preliminary datasheet and even though I had no idea what to expect, it was obvious that, on paper, these devices were much better than your typical MOSFETs – already beyond the theoretical si

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09/26/2015

Selecting primary-side MOSFETs for LLC resonant converters

Wonsuk Choi, Fairchild Semiconductor

Today’s industrial applications demand power supplies capable of delivering ever-higher levels of power density. That trend is escalating as regulatory agencies around the world impose new regulations to achieve higher efficiency, not only at full load, but also in standby mode and across the entire load spectrum. To

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09/26/2015

System optimization – less is more

Björn Rentemeister and Uwe Jansen, Infineon Technologies

The “Energiewende” (energy transition) has resulted in a shift in thinking not only about the generation of electrical energy, but its distribution and consumption as well. Efficient approaches are needed for energy production and transfer on the one hand, and consumption on the other. What plays a role he

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09/26/2015

Addressing power dissipation and density issues

Maithil Pachchigar, Analog Devices

Many applications in industrial, instrumentation, optical communication and healthcare industry use multi-channel data acquisition systems that result in increased printed circuit board (PCB) density and thermal power dissipation challenges. The need for increased channel density in these applications is

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09/26/2015

Balancing lead-acid batteries

Aspiyan Gazder, Linear Technology

Lead-acid batteries are widely used in a broad range of industries and applications. The telecom industry uses a series stack of four lead-acid batteries to provide a 48V stack. Energy storage solutions (ESS) use lead-acid batteries in a variety of series and parallel configurations to store energy generated by

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09/26/2015

Vishay's recovery rectifiers for reducing switching losses and over-dissipation in automotive and telecom apps now available through TTI

FRED Pt recovery rectifiers from Vishay

Vishay's recovery rectifiers for reducing switching losses and over-dissipation in automotive and telecom apps now available through TTI

TTI, a leading specialist distributor of electronic components, now stocks the new FRED Pt recovery rectifiers from Vishay in Europe. With their extremely fast and soft recovery characteristics, low leakage current, and low forward voltage drop of 0.93V, the components reduce switching losses and over-dissipation in

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09/24/2015

Molex creates custom printed sensor solutions with recently acquired Soligie

Molex expanded its printed electronics portfolio with the recent acquisition of Minnesota-based Soligie. Custom Soligie solutions provide a robust and economical alternative to a rigid printed circuit board (PCB) or copper flex circuits in sensor applications for medical, industrial, consumer, defense, and other in

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09/24/2015

BLOODHOUND Project claims world’s fastest and most advanced racing car

BLOODHOUND SSC

BLOODHOUND Project claims world’s fastest and most advanced racing car

At an event today in London’s Canary Wharf, The BLOODHOUND Project revealed the world’s fastest and most advanced racing car: BLOODHOUND SSC. The product of eight years of research, design and manufacturing, involving over 350 companies and universities, the car is the centre-piece of a free exhibition, bo

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09/24/2015

Artesyn launches ConfigPro power supply configurator

ConfigPro online power supply configurator

Artesyn launches ConfigPro power supply configurator

Artesyn Embedded Technologies announced the ConfigPro online power supply configurator to help customers find the optimal solution from the three million plus combinations enabled by its range of configurable power supplies. The ConfigPro tool will make it easier for industrial and medical equipment designers to

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09/23/2015

Toshiba's latest voltage regulator Integrates power-on-reset and window-watchdog functions

The TB9005FNG and TB9021FNG contribute to improved safety in automotive systems

Toshiba's latest voltage regulator Integrates power-on-reset and window-watchdog functions

Toshiba has announced two new 5V constant-voltage regulators for use in the automotive industry. The TB9005FNG and TB9021FNG incorporate system reset functions for microcontrollers that contribute to improved safety in automotive systems. These new ICs incorporate system reset functions including a wind

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09/22/2015

Mouser-sponsored Rebellion Racing hits the track in Austin

Mouser is sponsoring the 2015 Rebellion Racing team as it competes for the top position in the FIA World Endurance Championship season

Mouser-sponsored Rebellion Racing hits the track in Austin

Mouser Electronics is excited to welcome Rebellion Racing as the team heads to the 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas endurance race on Saturday, September 19 in Austin, Texas. Mouser is sponsoring the 2015 Rebellion Racing team as it competes for the top position in the FIA World Endurance Championship season. Driving the Mouse

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09/22/2015

SUNY Poly announces joint development agreement with INFICON

SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (SUNY Poly CNSE) and Inficon, Inc. (INFICON) today announced plans for a joint research and development alliance on advanced semiconductor manufacturing technology. The 2-year R&D agreement will leverage SUNY Poly CNSE’s globally re

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09/22/2015

Exploring energy monitoring

Christopher Gobok, Linear Technology

Energy is often defined as the amount of power consumed over time, measured in joules (J) or kilowatt-hours (kWh), whereas power is a constant rate of energy usage, measured in watts (W). Thus, while a power rating is typically used to indicate how much electricity a device will consume at a snapshot in ti

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09/17/2015

Printed electronics equipment looks to Asia

Raghu Das, CEO, IDTechEx

Printed electronics equipment looks to Asia

Raghu Das, CEO, IDTechEx

The printed electronics equipment and consumables supplier base consists of over 100 global organizations, according to IDTechex Research in their report "Printing Equipment for Printed Electronics 2015-2025". The majority of these are based in Europe, followed by a roughly even share of US and Asian ba

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09/17/2015

GaN Systems to showcase high current 650V, 100A GaN power transistors at ECCE ’15 in Montreal

GaN Systems, a leading developer of gallium nitride power switching semiconductors, is displaying its latest GS66540C 650V 100A high current GaN power transistor at ECCE’15, the IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Expo in Montreal, September 20 – 24. As a Canadian technology company, GaN Systems is delighted to

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09/16/2015

NREL works with trucking industry to prioritize R&D opportunities

National Renewable Energy Laboratory partners with the medium- and heavy-duty truck market

NREL works with trucking industry to prioritize R&D opportunities

Six to seven seconds—that's the typical time between a pair of tractor-trailers traveling together at 65 mph. But, through the work of the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and its partners in the medium- and heavy-duty truck market, that gap may be shrinking. By narrowing the gap, a

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09/16/2015

Increasing density in power modules

James Lougheed and Alan Elbanhawy, Exar

The power module market has seen explosive growth in the past few years. With growth rates of roughly 30% compounded annually, it’s a trend that many people are watching. Power modules are a new breed of products in the market that are LGA or QFN based, closed frame power supplies that include the controller, dr

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09/16/2015

PCIM Asia 2016 Call for Papers now open

The call for papers for PCIM Asia, an important application-oriented conference for power electronics in China, is online. Take your chance and present your solutions and know-how at this international event. At this conference you will meet a high-quality international audience interested in your developments an

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09/10/2015

Intersil acquires Great Wall Semiconductor

Intersil, a leading provider of innovative power management and precision analog solutions, announced the acquisition of Great Wall Semiconductor (GWS), a private technology company developing state-of-the-art power metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) technology for cloud computing, space an

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09/10/2015

Pulse's isolation power transformers suit communications interface apps

PH9085 push-pull transformer

Pulse's isolation power transformers suit communications interface apps

Pulse Electronics, a leading provider of electronic components, introduced a new series of power transformers that offers isolation to communication interfaces such as RS485, CAN, MODBus, and ProfiBus for automation, automotive, and smart grid applications. The PH9085 Series is part of Pulse Electronics' isolation tra

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09/09/2015

KEMET's T598 high-performance organic capacitor for automotive apps now available at TTI

KO-CAP organic capacitor

KEMET's T598 high-performance organic capacitor for automotive apps now available at TTI

KEMET's KO-CAP organic capacitor is now available in Europe at TTI, a leading specialist distributor of passive, connector, electromechanical and discrete components. This sold electrolytic capacitor with a conductive polymer cathode combines the low ESR of multilayer ceramic, the high capacitance of aluminium ele

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09/07/2015

RS Components offers electrical design software for engineering professionals

DesignSpark Electrical

RS Components offers electrical design software for engineering professionals

RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents, a distributor for engineers, announced the launch of DesignSpark Electrical, which brings the benefits of design software to all those not already using electrical CAD tools. The new software targets electrical design engineers and other electrical pr

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09/07/2015

Linear's latest synchronous step-down regulator needs only 7µA of quiescent current

LT8631 1A, 100V input-capable synchronous step-down switching regulator

Linear's latest synchronous step-down regulator needs only 7µA of quiescent current

Linear Technology announced the LT8631, a 1A, 100V input capable synchronous step-down switching regulator. Synchronous rectification delivers efficiency as high as 90% while Burst Mode® operation keeps quiescent current under 7µA in no-load standby conditions. Its 3V to 100V input voltage range makes it ideal fo

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09/04/2015

Test considerations for variable-frequency drives

David Maliniak, Teledyne LeCroy

Motors are everywhere in our world, it seems. Consider our vehicles, for example. When is the last time you had to hand-crank a car window up and down to pay a highway toll? Or, for that matter, when did you last manually adjust the seat position or rear-view mirror angles? Typically, motors drive all of these as

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09/02/2015

Maximizing energy efficiency in the IoT

Markus Levy of EEMBC and Rob Cosaro of Freescale

The Internet of Things (IoT) represents a class of devices referred to as edge nodes; these require a battery life ranging from weeks to months to decades. An edge node typically contains a microcontroller to perform processing (e.g. encryption, compression, error correction, protocol stack), in addition to a

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09/02/2015

A look at PSRR and low-performance control loops

Dr. Ray Ridley, President, Ridley Engineering

Modern power converters are moving towards high efficiency, high density, and high switching frequencies. Vendors of power supplies are doing an outstanding job of meeting these goals with a range of new technologies. At the same time, despite the use of advanced control chip technology, many control loops have su

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09/01/2015

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